Study of Xylella fastidiosa-host interaction: effect of movement and colonization in plant and transmission by insect vector

• Grant number: 12/07126-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Master's degree
• Start date: March 10, 2013
• End date: August 09, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Genetics - Molecular Genetics and Genetics of Microorganisms
• Principal Investigator: Alessandra Alves de Souza
• Grantee: Bárbara Caroline Niza Silva
• Supervisor: Rodrigo P. P. Almeida
• Host Institution: Instituto Agronômico (IAC). Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios (APTA). Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento (São Paulo - Estado). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), United States
• Associated to the scholarship: 11/14307-5 - Study of Xylella fastidiosa-host interaction: effect of movement and colonization in plant and transmission by insect vector, BP.MS

Abstract

Xylella fastidiosa is an important pathogen of plants of commercial interest such as citrus, grapes, plums, alfalfa, coffee, among other crops. Most of the studies on the diseases caused by this bacterium are meant for the plant-pathogen interaction at the expense of vector-pathogen interaction, although the vector is key to the progress of the disease. We aim with this study abroad, learn the methodology of artificial diet for the further implementation of sharpshooters in Brazil, since the implementation of this system will open doors for advancement in the knowledge of this relationship. (AU)